"Kent" wrote in message
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It has long been preached that Jesus and his Apostles had bread and water
on the night of the "Last Supper" George Leonard Herter, in his legendary
cookbook "Bull Cook and Authentic Historical Recipes and Practices",
published in 1961, says that he had beef[probably mutton], boiled in water
seasoned with cinnamon, cardamon, allspice, nutmeg, bay, and garlic. He
suggests this may have been the genesis of corned beef. George L. Herter
wrote a now legendary series of books, including "How to Live with
Bitch", and "George the Housewife" in addition to his three volumes of
cookbooks. If you ever see any of these in a used book store, grab them.
For the rec.food.cooking junkies they are a great nighttime read. Every
cowboy, rancher, hunter, fisherman and farmer, slept with the Herter's
catalogue at his side when I was growing up. He was the first cousin of
Christian Herter[Secretary of State under Eisenhower], and was in my
father's elementary and high school class. Take a look and read the
reviews at:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...rocess=default

Happy St. Pat's, Happy Easter,

Kent


I made a mistake. The above URL refers to where you buy it. The reader
reviews are quite something. That's what I thought might be of interest.
http://www.amazon.com/review/product...By=addFiveStar

Kent